Do you procrastinate?

We often assume that procrastination is a sign that we’re being ‘lazy’ or ‘can’t be bothered’.

And while we’re all working from home, procrastination could be prevention you from getting through what you need to.

According to research, there could be another explanation for why we procrastinate…

Instead or reflecting issues of ‘self’-management (which is what we assume), it could actually reflect challenges associated with emotional regulation.

This is important not only for us and managing our own lives, but also when leading or managing teams, running our own business or looking to motivate family or friends. Instead of assuming someone's just 'lazy', we could instead reflect on whether they're struggling on an emotional level.

• What are your thoughts about procrastination?
• Are you finding you’re doing more of it while working from home?
• What strategies do you use to help you push through?

Share them below in the comments!

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Associated Research / Further Reading

Emotional Foundation of Procrastination

Eckerta, M., David, D. E., Lehr, D., Sielanda, B., Berking, M. (2016). Overcome procrastination: Enhancing emotion regulation skills reduce procrastination. Learning and Individual Differences, 52, 10-18.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1041608016302187

Lien, M. M. Rebetez., Rochat, Lucien, Van der Linden. (2015). Cognitive, emotional, and motivational factors related to procrastination: A cluster analytic approach. 76; 1-6.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886914006898

Sirois, F., Pychyl, T. (2013). Procrastination and the Priority of Short-Term Mood Regulation: Consequences for Future Self. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 7:115-127.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/spc3.12011

Abdi Zarrin, S., Gracia, E. (2020). Prediction of Academic Procrastination by Fear of Failure and Self-Regulation. Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 20(3): 34-43.
https://eric.ed.gov/?id=EJ1261814

Fear of Failure / Success / Rejection

Afzal, S., & Jami, H. (2018). Prevalence of academic procrastination and reasons for academic procrastination in university students. Journal of Behavioural Sciences, 28(1); 51-69.
http://pu.edu.pk/images/journal/doap/PDF-FILES/04_v28_1_18.pdf

Miron Zuckerman & Stephen N. Allison (1976) An Objective Measure of Fear of Success: Construction and Validation, Journal of Personality Assessment, 40:4, 422-430, DOI: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4004_12a

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